A deaf student and member of the "Music of the Silence Band", uses sign language to communicate with...
Sivaldo Beserra Ferraz (C), 16, a deaf student and member of the "Music of the Silence Band", uses sign language to communicate with his band leader Fabio Bonvenuto (not pictured), while his deaf bandmates Alexsander da Silva, 12, (L-R), Weslen Santos de Souza, 14, Jhenifer Olivia da Silva, 14 and Kelvin Santos Magalhaes, 15, look on before their concert at Municipal Theatre of Vinhedo city, 100 km (62 miles) from Sao Paulo, August 31, 2012. The technique of teaching music to deaf children was developed by Bonvenuto while working at the Madre Lucie Bray Municipal School for the Deaf in Sao Paulo in 2005, where the percussionists feel the music through vibrations rather than sound waves. The band recently received an invitation to play in the opening ceremony of the 2014 World Cup alongside the country's top musicians. Picture taken August 31, 2012. REUTERS/Nacho Doce (BRAZIL - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY)